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2023 Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$4,802 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, health and medical administrative services was ranked 7th in Iowa. In fact, 251 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Iowa to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for health and medical administrative services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Iowa Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Health/Medical Admin Services

Our analysis found Indian Hills Community College to be the best value school for health and medical administrative services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Iowa. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at IHCC are $4,560 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Des Moines Area Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMACC are $5,220 per year.

DMACC also took the #3 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great value for health and medical administrative services students working on their basic certificate. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,802 a year.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Health/Medical Admin Services Basic Certificate Schools in Iowa rankings.

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Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 2,015
Missouri 1,011
Nebraska 260
Kansas 490
South Dakota 65
North Dakota 33

Health & Medical Administrative Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Health & Medical Administrative Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Health Care Management 31,436
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 10,149
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 9,664
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller 8,186
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant & Medical Secretary 8,049
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist 4,894
Hospital & Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 4,391
Medical Office Management/Administration 3,564
Health Information Management 3,317
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 2,245
Medical/Health Management & Clinical Assistant/Specialist 1,180
Medical Reception/Receptionist 781
Long Term Care Administration/Management 353
Clinical Research Coordinator 344
Medical Office Computer Specialist/Assistant 224
Medical Transcription/Transcriptionist 198
Healthcare Innovation 183
Health Unit Coordinator/Ward Clerk 94
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician 26
Health Unit Manager/Ward Supervisor 22
Health/Medical Claims Examiner 15
Disease Registry Data Management 8
Healthcare Information Privacy Assurance and Security 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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